Obituaries

Harold Cross

Harold Cross

Oct 14, 2011

Harold Eugene Cross, 85, died Friday, October 14, 2011 at Emerald Pointe Health and Rehabilitation Center. He was born November 19, 1925 in St. Clairsville, Ohio, son of the late Elmer Cross and Mary Hoskinson Cross. He was a carpenter by trade, a veteran of World War II, and a Methodist by faith. Harold was a loving husband, step father,...

Marjorie Hart

Marjorie Hart

Oct 12, 2011

Marjorie J. Hart, 86, of Belpre, Ohio went to be with our Lord on Wednesday, October 12, 2011. She was born April 15, 1925 in Belmont County, Ohio, daughter of the late William Haught and Geneva Wells Haught. Marjorie worked for Smith Lumber and was a bookkeeper for the Village of Belmont. She was a long time member of the...

Kevin Smith

Kevin Smith

Oct 12, 2011

Kevin D. Smith, 24, of Bethesda, Ohio passed away Wednesday, October 12 at UPMC Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He was born April 3, 1987 in Wheeling, West Virginia, son of Harold (Junior) Smith and Denise Grant Smith Wheeler. Kevin was a diesel mechanic and attended Bethesda United Methodist Church. He is preceded in death by daughter, Alexia Smith. Kevin is survived...

Patty  Jo (Lehman)  Cope

Patty Jo (Lehman) Cope

Oct 12, 2011

Patty Jo (Lehman) Cope, 78, of Micenhelder Rd., Martins Ferry, OH died Oct. 12, 2011 at Liza's Place Hospice Care Facility, Wheeling, WV. She was born April 7, 1933 in Wheeling, WV a daughter of the late George and Ruth (Gildow) Lehman. Patty was the co-owner of the former Creative Crafts of Martins Ferry and a former member of...

Kathleen King

Kathleen King

Oct 11, 2011

Kathleen J. King, 91 of Barnesville, Ohio passed away Tuesday, October 11, 2011 at Barnesville Health Care Center. She was born December 8, 1919 in Bethesda, Ohio, daughter of the late Harry and Letha Burga Glover. Kathleen worked as a factory laborer, homemaker, and a member of Cypress Twig. In addition to her parents, Kathleen is preceded in death by...

Mary Jane Lackman

Mary Jane Lackman

Oct 10, 2011

As Before, Even Better Mary Jane Lackman, 89 of Martins Ferry went to be with her loving husband Al in Heaven on Monday October 10, 2011 at Wheeling Hospital. She was born September 8, 1922 in Pittsburgh, Pa., a daughter of the late William and Margaret Shane. She lived in the Ohio Valley since 1951 where she was a...

Lois (Smith)  Jean

Lois (Smith) Jean

Oct 7, 2011

Lois Jean "Jeanie" (Smith) Smith, 80, of Belmont Manor, St. Clairsville, OH formerly of Martins Ferry, OH died peacefully Friday, Oct. 7, 2011 with her five children at her side at Liza's Place Hospice Care Facility, Wheeling, WV. She was born Oct. 15, 1930 in Martins Ferry a daughter of the late Hartzell and Martha (Andears) Smith. She was...

Icaros Chacalos

Icaros Chacalos

Oct 5, 2011

Icaros (Zeke) Chacalos 85 of Bridgeport formerly of Wheeling, passed away Wednesday October 5, 2011 at his residence surrounded by his loving family. He was born July 18, 1926 in Wheeling, to Peter and Lambrini (Esther) Chacalos. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by brothers Everpides (Earl), Manuel, Jim, Tom, and George Chacalos, and sisters...

Nick  R. Bernardo

Nick R. Bernardo

Oct 5, 2011

Nick R. Bernardo, 57, of Yorkville, OH died Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2011 at Ohio Valley Medical Hospital, Wheeling, WV. He was born Jan. 8, 1954 in Martins Ferry, OH a son of the late Louis S. Bernardo and Betty (McFarland) Dietrich. He was an employee of the Follanbee plant of R. G. Steel. Nick was also a avid Steeler,...

Winsome Parrish

Winsome Parrish

Oct 4, 2011

Winsome M. Parrish, 62, of Flushing, Ohio passed away Tuesday, October 4, 2011 at her home. She was born October 14, 1948 in Wheeling, West Virginia, daughter of I. Jean Benton Nucci and the late Robert Nucci. Winsome was retired from retail sales and was a member of Flushing United Methodist Church. In addition to her father, she is preceded...

Francis Worwa

Francis Worwa

Oct 3, 2011

Francis Leonard "Len" Worwa 61, of Newport Richey Fla. formerly of Mt. Pleasant died Monday, October 3, 2011 at Tampa General Hospital, Tampa,FL. He was born August 28, 1950 in Martins Ferry, a son of Ann (Wodarcyk) Worwa of Dillonvale and the late Frank J. Worwa. He was the Owner and Operator of F. L. Worwa C.P.A. accounting firm...

Edith Schafer

Edith Schafer

Oct 3, 2011

Edith Marie Schafer, 90, of Barnesville, Ohio passed away Monday, October 3, 2011 at Woodsfield Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Edith was born March 6, 1921 in Somerset Township, daughter of the late Harry Mayberry and Mary Chappell Mayberry. Edith was a life long homemaker and farmer. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband, Carl...

Ann E. Litwin

Ann E. Litwin

Oct 3, 2011

Ann E. Litwin 84, of Dillonvale, died Monday October 3, 2011 at East Ohio Regional Hospital Martins Ferry. She was born November 2, 1926 in Martins Ferry, a daughter of the late John DeVecchis and Norma (Cruise) DeVecchis Pescatilli. She was the Owner and Operator of Ann's Beauty Shop in Dillonvale, and a catholic by faith. In addition to...

Doris Kemp

Doris Kemp

Oct 3, 2011

Doris Ward Kemp, 90, of Barnesville, Ohio died Monday, October 3, 2011. She was born July 3, 1921, daughter of the late Walter Clift and Sarah Henderson Clift of Barnesville, Ohio. Doris was a 1939 graduate from Somerton High School. She was employed at Campus and Barnesville Manufacturing Company and retired from Barnesville Health Care Center. She was a member...

Jack "Chicken" Slensky

Jack "Chicken" Slensky

Oct 2, 2011

Jack "Chicken" Slensky 96, of Dillonvale, died October 2, 2011 at Autumn Health Care of Adena. He was born November 18, 1914 in Barton, a son of the late Frank and Johanna (Swider) Slensky. He was a member of St. Adalbert's Catholic Church in Dillonvale, a retired coal miner with Consol Coal Co.; he also loved his gardening, and...

Marcia Hess

Marcia Hess

Oct 1, 2011

Marcia Kay Hess, 63, of Senecaville,formerly of Centerville, Ohio passed away peacefully Saturday, October 1, 2011 at Morrison House Hospice of Zanesville, Ohio. While cancer won the battle of her body, it could not conquer her spirit. Kay was born March 6, 1948 in Bellaire, Ohio, daughter of the late Harold and Jesse Fitch. Kay was a graduate of Union...

Rex Kaiser

Rex Kaiser

Sep 30, 2011

Rex A. Kaiser, 92, of Barnesville, Ohio passed away Friday, September 30, 2011 at Barnesville Health Care Center. He was born July 21, 1919 in Kirkwood Township, Ohio, son of the late Clarence Kaise and Gretta Stine Kaiser. Rex was a former Barnesville School bus driver and later worker as a truck driver with Landmark of Bethesda, Ohio. He was...

Kayleigh Ann Fry

Kayleigh Ann Fry

Sep 29, 2011

Kayleigh Ann Fry infant daughter of Joseph and Sandra Williams Fry of Martins Ferry went to be with the Lord on September 28, 2011 at Children's Hospital in Pittsburgh. Kayleigh was preceded in death by her maternal grandfather Michael Williams. In addition to her parents she is survived by her sister, Michaela Fry her paternal grandparents Joseph and Cathy...

Elzena B. Slovak

Elzena B. Slovak

Sep 29, 2011

Elzena "Zennie" B. Slovak 87, of Wheeling died Thursday September 29, 2011 on her birthday at Good Shepherd Nursing Home Wheeling. She was born September 29, 1924 in Kylcythe, WV, a daughter of the late Robert and Blanche C. Roush Cochrane. She was a retired employee of the former Marx Toy Factory Moundville. She is preceded in death by...

Grace  M. Depasquale

Grace M. Depasquale

Sep 28, 2011

Grace M. DePasquale of Kendallwood Hills Estates, Kansas City, MO, formerly of Martins Ferry, OH died on Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2011. She was born in Martins Ferry, OH on November 25, 1923, to the late Julia Tromontine DePasquale and Phillip DePasquale. She was also preceded in death by her sister, Irene J. Truax. She graduated from Martins Ferry High...